Use Route 53 alias

- [Instructor] Route 53 has a very interesting…extension to DNS that provides…unique hooks into other AWS services.…This feature is called a Route 53 Alias Resource Record Set.…An Alias Resource Record Set is an…AWS specific extension to regular DNS.…In regular DNS, you use IP addresses and domain names.…A Route 53 alias can be configured to point…to an S3 bucket that has been configured to be…available as a static website.…This also allows you to host a static website…in S3 and manage its domain in Route 53.…

Alias can also reference an Elastic Load Balancer.…This is useful if you're fronting multiple…EC2 instances with an ELB.…You can make application level changes,…alter your availability zone strategy…or incorporate auto-scaling groups to meet elastic demand.…You can do all of that without…having to worry about reconfiguring DNS.…If you want to take advantage of…CloudFront as your content delivery network,…you'll be happy to know that an alias…can point to a CloudFront distribution.…Finally, if you use Elastic Beanstalk to…

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10/17/2016

Adopting a cloud infrastructure strategy includes configuring a network that meets the needs of your organization. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cost-reducing solution that provides tools so you can build a data center with secure cloud networking technology. This course offers advice for technical managers and step-by-step instructions for system administrators and full-stack engineers. Learn how to establish private connections, set up a virtual private cloud, deploy an Internet gateway, create security groups, work with access control lists, and more. Join IT architect Sharif Nijim as he takes you through foundational networking concepts and beyond so you can gain a broader and deeper sense of effective strategies and tools you can use.

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